HASAN BAKIR, SERPİL SU
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences - 2022;12(3):765-771
Objective: The study was carried out to examine the relationship between nurses’ professional values and caregiver roles. Methods: This study is based on a descriptive correlational research design using a structural equation model. 366 nurses participated in the study. It was gathered using Nurse Promotion Form the Professional Values Scale of Nurses and the Attitude Scale for Their Caregiver Roles. Results: The total mean score of the Nurses’ Professional Values Scale was determined as 94.73±17.87. Nurses’ Perceptions of Caregiving Roles Attitude Scale total score mean was determined as 62.41±9.22. According to the Structural Equation model, professional values of nurses explain 39% of the change in the value of the attitude towards caregiver roles (R2 =0.39). Conclusion: Nurses’ professional values and attitudes towards caregiver roles are at a good level and professional values of nurses partially affect the attitude towards caregiver roles.
